pogo
/ˈpəʊɡəʊ/verb, noun
pogo is spelled P-O-G-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pogo means “To use a pogo stick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pogo?
| Letters | 4: P-O-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pogo?
Pogo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pogo?
- /ˈpəʊɡəʊ/
Pogo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pogo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pogo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pogo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: goop.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pogo
- pogos present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- pogoing participle, present
- pogoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pogo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To use a pogo stick.
- 2
To dance the pogo.
- 3
To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
- 4
To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick.
- 5
To perform the skateboarding trick called a pogo.
- 6
to jump off an enemy or another, usually hostile, object by striking it downward
noun
- 1
A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.
- 2
The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
- 3
Ellipsis of pogo oscillation, a dangerous condition where fluctuations in the thrust and acceleration produced by a rocket engine generate variations in the flow of fuel to the engine, amplifying the fluctuations of thrust and acceleration in a positive feedback cycle that can eventually tear the vehicle apart.
- 4
A skateboarding trick in which the board is held vertically and used like a pogo stick.
- 5
CanadaUSA corndog on a stick.
noun
- 1
Acronym of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pogo come from?
From pogo stick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).